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angry dad
10-17-2004, 03:43 PM
Don't Close Your Blinds
The other day, my nine year old son wanted to know why we were at war.
My husband looked at our son and then looked at me. My husband and I
were in the Army during the Gulf War and we would be honored to serve and defend our Country again today. I knew that my husband would give him a good explanation.
My husband thought for a few minutes and then told my son to go stand
in our front living room window. He said "Son, stand there and tell me
what you see?"
"I see trees and cars and our neighbor's houses." he replied.
"OK, now I want you to pretend that our house and our yard is the
United States of America and you are President Bush."
Our son giggled and said "OK."
"Now son, I want you to look out the window and pretend that every
house and yard on this block is a different country" my husband said.
"OK Dad, I'm pretending."
"Now I want you to stand there and look out the window and pretend you
see Saddam come out of his house with his wife, he has her by the
hair and is hitting her. You see her bleeding and crying. He hits her in
the face, he throws her on the ground, then he starts to kick her to
death. Their children run out and are afraid to stop him, they are
screaming and crying, they are watching this but do nothing because
they are kids and they are afraid of their father. You see all of
this son.... what do you do?"
"Dad?"
"What do you do son?"
"I'd call the police, Dad."
"OK. Pretend that the police are the United Nations and they take
your call, listen to what you know and saw but they refuse to help. What do you do then son?"
"Dad.......... but the police are supposed to help!" My son starts to whine.
"They don't want to son, because they say that it is not their place
or your place to get involved and that you should stay out of it," my
husband says "But Dad...he killed her!!" my son exclaims.
"I know he did..but the police tell you to stay out of it. Now I want
you to look out that window and pretend you see our neighbor who
you're pretending is Saddam turn around and do the same thing to his
children."
"Daddy...he kills them?"
"Yes son, he does. What do you do?"
"Well, if the police don't want to help, I will go and ask my next door
neighbor to help me stop him." our son says.
"Son, our next door neighbor sees what is happening and refuses to get
involved as well. He refuses to open the door and help you stop him,"
my husband says.
"But Dad, I NEED help!!! I can't stop him by myself!!"
"WHAT DO YOU DO SON?" Our son starts to cry.
"OK, no one wants to help you, the man across the street saw you ask
for help and saw that no one would help you stop him. He stands
taller and puffs out his chest. Guess what he does next son?"
"What Daddy?"
"He walks across the street to the old ladies house and breaks down
her door and drags her out, steals all her stuff and sets her house on
fire and then...he kills her. He turns around and sees you standing in he
window and laughs at you. WHAT DO YOU DO?"
"Daddy..."
"WHAT DO YOU DO?"
Our son is crying and he looks down and he whispers, "I'd close the blinds, Daddy."
My husband looks at our son with tears in his eyes and asks him..."Why?"
"Because Daddy.....the poli ce are supposed to help people who need
them...and they won't help.... You always say that neighbors are
supposed to HELP neighbors, but they won't help either...they won't
help me stop him...I'm afraid....I can't do it by myself Daddy.....I
can't look out my window and just watch him do all these terrible
things and...and.....do nothing...so....I'm just going to close the
blinds.... so I can't see what he's doing........and I'm going to pretend that it is not happening."
I start to cry.
My husband looks at our nine year old son standing in the window,
looking pitiful and ashamed at his answers to my husbands questions
and he says..."Son"
"Yes, Daddy."
"Open the blinds because that man... he's at your front door..."WHAT
DO YOU DO?"
My son looks at his father, anger and defiance in his eyes. He balls
up his tiny fists and looks his father square in the eyes, without
hesitation he says: "I DEFEND MY FAMILY DAD!! I'M NOT GONNA LET HIM HURT MOMMY OR MY SISTER, DAD!!! I'M GONNA FIGHT HIM, DAD, I'M GONNA FIGHT HIM!!!!!"
I see a tear roll down my husband's cheek and he grabs our son to his
chest and hugs him tight, and says... "It's too late to fight him,
he's too strong and he's already at YOUR front door son.....you should have stopped him BEFORE he killed his wife, and his children and the old
lady across the way.You have to do what's right, even if you have to
do it alone, before it's too late." my husband whispers.
THAT scenario I just gave you is WHY we are at war with Iraq. When
good men stand by and let evil happen son, THAT is the greatest EVIL of all.
Our President is doing what is right. We, as a free nation, must
un derstand that this war is a war of humanity. WE must remove evil men from power so that we can continue to live in a free world where we are not afraid to look out our window so that my nine year old son won't grow up in a world where he feels that if he just "closes the blinds" the atrocities in the world won't affect him. "YOU MUST NEVER BE AFRAID TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT! EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO DO IT ALONE!" BE PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN! BE PROUD OF
OUR TROOPS!! SUPPORT THEM!!! SUPPORT AMERICA!! SO THAT IN THE FUTURE OUR CHILDREN WILL NEVER HAVE TO CLOSE THEIR BLINDS..."

Steve 1
10-17-2004, 04:04 PM
Wow !! Very Good post!

Cas
10-17-2004, 04:45 PM
Wow !! Very Good post!
Ditto!! Mind if I copy and paste it over on the LBBA message boards?

angry dad
10-17-2004, 04:55 PM
thats fine, i cut an pasted from glamis dunes board :wink:

OutCole'd
10-17-2004, 05:49 PM
Does anyone really believe a father would do this to his son?? Give me a break. Great piece of fiction. If it were true, I would hope the father was brought up on charges of child abuse.

angry dad
10-17-2004, 06:15 PM
Does anyone really believe a father would do this to his son?? Give me a break. Great piece of fiction. If it were true, I would hope the father was brought up on charges of child abuse.
did you see the word "scenario" :rolleyes:

Boy Named Sue
10-17-2004, 06:54 PM
did you see the word "scenario" :rolleyes:
Love the story, its a great analogy of the war on terror and why we should have disposed of saddam. Its just that i can't find scenario anywhere. Please show me where it is because any misstep in our statements is ammo for the rabid anti-america self-hating freaks.

angry dad
10-17-2004, 06:58 PM
[QUOTE=Boy Named Sue]Love the story, its a great analogy of the war on terror and why we should have disposed of saddam. Its just that i can't find scenario anywhere. Please show me where it is because any misstep in our statements is ammo for the rabid anti-america self-hating freaks.THAT scenario I just gave you is WHY we are at war with Iraq. When
good men stand by and let evil happen son, THAT is the greatest EVIL of all.
:)

058
10-17-2004, 07:02 PM
Angry Dad...great analogy...its too bad the libs cannot think as deep as a 9 year old kid.

Boy Named Sue
10-17-2004, 07:25 PM
[QUOTE=Boy Named Sue]Love the story, its a great analogy of the war on terror and why we should have disposed of saddam. Its just that i can't find scenario anywhere. Please show me where it is because any misstep in our statements is ammo for the rabid anti-america self-hating freaks.THAT scenario I just gave you is WHY we are at war with Iraq. When
good men stand by and let evil happen son, THAT is the greatest EVIL of all.
:)Word.

spectratoad
10-17-2004, 07:28 PM
Funny how we have gone into this battle because of the WMD's and we have not found any "stockpiles", hell those could be anywhere now after 12 years of UN thumb up the a$$ but I think the human rights situation was enough for us to take care of business.
Isn't that why Clinton took us into Kosovo? All the ethnic cleansing going on. Or was it to take the heat of the little intern ordeal??? Or is it that this area has the largest coal reserves in the world???? hmmm
Sometimes when you are the baddest kid on the block you gotta take care of business and keep your blinds open to enjoy the sun.

058
10-17-2004, 07:42 PM
Funny how we have gone into this battle because of the WMD's and we have not found any "stockpiles", hell those could be anywhere now after 12 years of UN thumb up the a$$ but I think the human rights situation was enough for us to take care of business.
Isn't that why Clinton took us into Kosovo? All the ethnic cleansing going on. Or was it to take the heat of the little intern ordeal??? Or is it that this area has the largest coal reserves in the world???? hmmm
Sometimes when you are the baddest kid on the block you gotta take care of business and keep your blinds open to enjoy the sun.
Spectratoad....you have it all wrong. When the Democrats do it its right and good. Barbara sings for them. When the Republicans do it we are Imperlist, War mongers, terrorist and Barbara updates her website about the evils of GWB...got it now?

Boy Named Sue
10-17-2004, 07:49 PM
Funny how we have gone into this battle because of the WMD's and we have not found any "stockpiles", hell those could be anywhere now after 12 years of UN thumb up the a$$ but I think the human rights situation was enough for us to take care of business.
Isn't that why Clinton took us into Kosovo? All the ethnic cleansing going on. Or was it to take the heat of the little intern ordeal??? Or is it that this area has the largest coal reserves in the world???? hmmm
Sometimes when you are the baddest kid on the block you gotta take care of business and keep your blinds open to enjoy the sun.
Your are right Spectratoad, it never was about WMD's and never will be. The Middle East has been a pain in the World's ass since 1946. We've been wondering what to do with them since 1973. Now they've given us the excuse we need to kick the shit out of them. Hasn't anyone been paying attention? WMD was just a smoke screen that was acceptable to most everyone to get done (and start) what needed to be done. Sure this sounds harsh but what do you call cutting off someones head with a dull knife?

spectratoad
10-18-2004, 07:29 AM
Spectratoad....you have it all wrong. When the Democrats do it its right and good. Barbara sings for them. When the Republicans do it we are Imperlist, War mongers, terrorist and Barbara updates her website about the evils of GWB...got it now?
Silly me. My eyes are open again. :hammerhea Would that be our resident socialist, Streisand or Boxer?